New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-23

shortened various troubles If Richard
and Julia had known about the talk.
But Richard had not even hea..d his
name connected with jules, and was
simply in furious temper over his
unexpected rejection by the only girl.
he had evor loved.
Al least two people in Sunnydale
experienced nothing but clouds and
rain for the next three weeks, no mat
ter what the weather, report said,
Then came two letters-one from
George Lane, in Vienna, bitterly re
preaching Julie Frankland for
her conduct toward Richard Dale,
and offering to release her from her
engagement if she wished; the other
from Frederick Firth to Richard Dale,
reproaching him for his Irritation with
an engaged girl, and regretting that he
should have lost the high sense Of
honor which had so ennobled his boy
hood.
The young people in Sunny dale have
tempers. They do not pine in secret.
or leta fog OF misunderstanding nour-
poisonous vapors. tits we'll known
that thunder-storms clear the air;
thus Richard and Julie presently de-
velOped q social thunderstorm which
effectually cleared the atmosphere Of
Supnydale.
Julie. with her black eyes flashing
and cheeks ablaze, wrote thefollowing
emphatic telegram to George Lane. in
Vienna:
''It is all crazy nonsense. | will in
vestigate and explain
Grandpa Frankland speeded it on
it's way, wondering much at the pecu-
liar idosyncrasies of giddy young peo-
pie.
Richard, grieve to state, swore over
his friends instructive and admoni-
tory letter, and then sent this tele-
gram to Frederick Firth, in Sherman:
"Obliged for advice. A pack Of lies.
Will write to- morrow"
That afternoon Richard Dale and
Julia Frankland were seen together in
Richards buggy.
just as Miss Lawndes was saying,
"Of course, it's all settled now!" the
buggy stopped before the door, and
Richard helped Julia to alight.
"Miss I.awndes," said Richard, as
that lady hurried to the door, "Miss
F'rankland and are determined to
learn how our names came to be con-
nected in manner which has caused
us great annoyance. We have made
two calls, and in each we have been
referred to you." >. ....
Miss Lawndes looked angry and
embarrassed. She replied stihy:
II prefer to refer you to some one
else; all the village saw it,"
s"To whom do you refer us?" asked
Richard, looking very stern.
"Mrs. Allen saw it just after I did,
and the Poulett girls just before; you
must excuse me-" ~.-s .-
Then Miss Lawndes retreated into the
house; for never since she had gifted
on" Richards youthful shirtwaists,
had she seen him look so annoyed
and angry.
"What in the mischief does she
mean?" exclaimed Richard.
''Let us go to Mrs. Allen," said
Julia.
They found Mrs. Allen working at
her fower-beds. When she realized
the presence of these two in her path,
she raised herself ponderously, and
looked at them over her spectacles.
"Mrs. Allen" said Richard, "wil
you please tell us what you have ever
seen to cause you to think there was
any filtration between Miss Frankland
and myseif?''
Mrs. Allen looked around for some
support, but finding nothing nearer,
retreated to the doorstep and sat
| down, while the two young people
stood in front of her.
| ''You want to know, Richard, do
you? Well, I thought you'd have
heard it dozen times in the last three
weeks. So there isn't anything in it,
| is there?" she said, in a slow way.
ssMiss Frankland is engaged to a
gentleman forwhom have the highest
regard, and we have never imagined
that our names could be connected till
this morning, when we received letters
from friends at a distance, informing
us that we were the victims of some
. objectionable gossip whose name we
are now determined to find out"
"Well, Richard" said Mrs. Allen,
clasping her fat hands around he,
garden trowel, "you walked dowr
Main street on the 28th day OF Aprl
with long red fringe off OF jules col
lar hanging to the top button OF your
coat, and all the village noticed it. .
stDid II" said Richard, impatiently
"and what more?"
..What more? Seems to me most
people would think if a mans coat
was that near to d girls collar-no,
don't mean to say you had kissed her
but you could have counted her ey,
lashes, Richard," and Mrs. Altar
looked at the two amazed young peo
pie with deprecating air. t..
! ''On the 28th day of April nevel
left my room; had one of my bao
sore throats, DR.. Allan knows" ex
claimed Julia.
/ "I was at your house, but l only
saw your grandfather about SOM
Deeds" said Richard.
"And my collarette, my red chenille
collar that George sent me from Paris